The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-20


Mr.. John Msckie Of Steamer Company
No. ! has returned to the city.
Music at Libby Park this evening with
the Capitol Square programme.
A big colored excursion from Norfolk
IS expected in this city tomorrow.
The excursion on the Ariel tomorrow
evening promises to be a very attractive
one.
Mr.. George J. Hooper, Sr., who Is at
Rockingham Springs, Is still In very fee
bic health.
Assistant Postmaster T. Courtney
jenkins has gone to Boston on brief
vacation.
The regular monthly meeting OF Rich
mond Typographical Union were held
last night
The case Of Hall charged with the muir
der Of SpottswOod will be called In the
police court to-day.
The Swedish barkentine Hllms Is load
ing flour for Brazil I'm the dock in front
of the York River depot.
4 large force are at wO'k I'm the effort
to hoist out of the dock the engine which
plunged in there August O.
The Y NJ c. A. Outing Club went up
TO iiuguenot Springs yesterday evening
and will return this morning.
Workmen are engaged in the prepara-
tory work Of erecting poles for the new
railway on Church Hill avenue
West Of Second street and between
Grace and Main some very fine residences
are receiving their last touches
Mr. j. II. Webb Peploe, editor Of the
Columbia BpilettH, paid The DAILY TIMES
Office pleasant visit yesterday.
Mr. Stephen Woolls, formerly Of this
city. but now Of Richmond, /. on a short
visit to his friends -Alerondria Gasette
Robert Cobbs lcolored). OF Henry
county was received at the Penitontiary
yesterday for one year for malicious as
salt.
The Lynchburg Iirginian has a CORES
pondent who signs himself "Jeems, Jr.'
He is not a cOrelatiye Of the original T.
Jeems.
Rev. Mr. Pitt Of Richmond will oc
cupy the pulpit Of Court-street Baptist
Church. Portsmouth, tomorrow morning
at u O'Clock.
Wilson and Rankins minstrels which
show at the Theatre next Tuesday night
are taking in most Of the Virginia cities
IN their tour.
Work Is progressing very fayorably on
Stokes West-End Hall A number OF
interested parties sre patiently awaiting
its completion.
W j. Gascoyne Of Richmond is chair
man Of one Of the most important com
mittees Of the National Convention Of
Agricultural Chemists.
G.. + Moulton New York W. Dun
nington Farmyille G.. l.. Smith, North
Carolina, and J A Hartley, Hicksford, are
al the Exchange Hotel.
The Young Mems Christian Associi
tion has arranged most successful order
OF exercises for the song services for the
ensuing month.
The surviving members OF the old
Hanover Troop will have their annual
reunion Tuesday, August 23 at Ashland
Park. A pleasant time is anticipated
Freddie Bodeker, son of Councilman
Henry Bodeker, who has been sick for
long time, is much improved, and the
chances are good for his complete recoy-
cry.
The funeral OF the late Peter Kell,
formerly Of Richmond, will take place
from NO. . Pennsylvania avenue, eI-
tended, Baltimore, tomorrow Al 2:3O
o'clock
The old frame houses at the southeast
corner Of Main and Monroe streets are
being removed to the rear The erection
Of handsome brick buildings on the front
lots will soon be begun.
Never in the history OF Broad street,
west Of Ninth and east Of Broo; Avenue,
was there more rehtting and remodeling
being done, but the work in the most in
stances progresses very slowly.
One OF our exchanges speaks Of Judge
Newman's order committing Senator
Riddleberger to jail for ten wears for
contempt OF court Well, we won't
kick" at our little mistakes after this.
Mr Thomas W. Pemberton, superin-
tendent Of Trinity NJ. L. school, has been
kept at home by sickness for several days.
He resides on the Mechsnicsyille turn
pike, about three miles from the city.
Mr. Joseph W. Kates, superintendent
Of the New York and Southern Telegraph
Company, has gone TO Phiadelphis to
attend reunion OF the "Old Telegraph
Operators Society" 1t requires twenty
years service in the business to become a
member.
We do not often correct typographical
errors, but in a paragraph yesterday in
relation to Generals Longstreet and Ma
hone, the sentence, "the men who are
proved to have belonged to their immor'
tai legions," should have read, "The men
who are proud, sc.
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